The Sun. — London, England, 1864-08-29 00:00:00

I Taval and Military Intelligence, MALTA, August 23. Her M ajesty's screw steam corvette Chanticleer left on the 16th for the Bay of Tunis. The Marlborough, screw steamship of the line, accompanied by the Meanee, steam liner, Resi 'attune and Royal Oak, screw steam ironclad fri gates, left on the morning of the 16th for a cruise in the Malta channel. The two last mentioned vessels returned to port on the evening of the 22d, and on the following morning tb Le other two came in. Her Mak!sty's steam sur veying ves eel Firefly left on the 18th to verify soundings in Smyth' s chart between Malta and Marsala. Her Ma jesty's screw steam atoreship Supply arrived from Wool- wich and Gibraltar on the 19th with stores. Her Majesty's eiteam frigs to Magicienne arrived on the 20th from Susa find Tunis., and her Majesty's steam sloop Ardent, from Sfax and. Tripoli, to-day. The French schooner yacht Erminia, having on board M. Chappon and family, arrived at Malta. on the 16th August, from Marseilles and Catania, and lefts on her return to Marseilles on the 19th. The Eng lish schooner yacht Cecile, having on hoard the owner, the Idarqucis of Drogheda, and the schooner yacht Redgauntlet, having on board the owner, Mr J. N. Ferrell, left Malta on the 15th August, both for Constantinople. The Impe rial Otrtoman yacht Saidi Bahri, Captain D. R. Cominyn, arriv ad from London on the 19th August, after a splendid run c d eight and a half days, including several hours' stay at Gibraltar to replenish fuel, and left for Constantinople on tl ie 21st August. T he Royal Sovereign, 5, turret ship, Captain Sherard Osb urn, C.B„ sailed from Portsmouth for Portland roads at 6 io.m. on Saturday. The Aurora, screw frigate, Capt. Sir Leopold L. Wa n . tock, which sailed from Spithead on Friday with the Chan nel fleet, was recalled from the Channel on Saturday by the M a ster Com man d er Nine. from Spith ea d, b ut this Y Pi egslae y rd , ay pad m dle ornisltl'ega r he tes'il ail d eed r, again time for the eastward, and will escort the Royal paddle yacht Osborne, with the Prince and Princess of Wales on board, to Copenhagen and the Baltic. Her Majesty's paddle yacht Osborne, 430 horse power, Staid-Commander George H. K. Bower, which is appointed to convey the Prince and Princess of Wales on their tour to Copenhagen, St. Petersburg, &c., having been repainted and her defects have been made good, left Sheerness yes terday for Leith. 'where their Royal Highnesses will embark and procee d direct to Denmark. The Medusa, paddlewheel vessel, 312 horse power. Mas ter-Commander John H. Allard, left Sheerness on Satur day for Leith, where she will join the Royal yacht Osborne .in conveying the Prince and Princess and suite on their orthern tour. The Forte,,39, screw steam frigate, 2,364 tone, 400 horse pa wer, Cap t. A. Mellersh, bearing the flag of Rear-Admi relit. L. Warren, late Commander-in-Chief on the south east Coast of America, arrived at Sheerness on Saturday evening, to be paid out of commission. On anchoring at the Nora she exchanged salutes with the flagship of Vice- Admiral Sir C. Talbot, K.C.B. The Salamis, paddlewheel despatch vessel, 835 tons, 250 horse pc wer, Commander F. G. Suttie, arrived at Sheer ness from the north on Saturday, to make good a few trifling detects. She will sail this evening or early to morrow, to join the vessels which are to be placed at the service of the Prince and Princess of Wales during their visit to Copenhagen. The dockyard and other naval establishments at Chatham were dosed at 11 a,m. on Saturday, and all business sus pended, for the day, the whole of the workmen being granter I the customary holiday on the occasion of the visit of the Lords of the Admiralty to the port on their annual tour of inspection. Tha old appointment of timber tester at Chatham Dock yard, which has been held by succeeding officials for a ve Cy considerable number of years past, has just been abedsiacd by order of the Admiralty, such an officer being no longer required, in consequence of the present exigencies of the service necessitating the construction of our future vessels of war of iron, the dockyard at Chatham having, at ;the same time, become the principal naval establishment for iron shipbsuilding.iTb.e order frJm the Admiralty ablishing tl Le office referred to at the same time directs the appoint nblnt of a new subordinate official, to be termed an •' issuer of iron," in lieu of the timber tester, who has just retired on a superannuation allowance. In or der to facilitate the unloading of the transports which are almost daily arriving at Chatham Dockyard with the armour plates, angle, plate, and other iron for the ironeased frigates Billerophon and Lord Warden, under construction, as well as the large quantities of iron required for the gene ral service of the establishment, the Lords of the Admiralty, on the o ocasion of their official visit to the dockyard, directed tramwaya to be laid down for a convenient distance along the Anchor wharf, at which most of the vessels discharge their crsgoee, as well as along the Centre wharf, adjoining the d04.1k talwhich the Bellerophon is building. The rail way,'.whkh is intended to extend for some distance along both wha ryes, will be so constructed as to allow of the use of a sufEcie nt number of portable steam cranes being employed in unloading the various vessels, thus releasing from that duty several hundred labourers hitherto engaged almost ex clue ively at that laborious work, and allowing their energies to be turned to some more profitable employment in the dockyard.. The steam cranes to be used are similar to those in use alongside No. 2 dock, where four of the portable steam lifts have been at work for about three years past with the most satisfactory results, every portion of the iron used in the construction of the Achilles and the plating of the ironcla I frigate Royal Oak having been raised and fixed by th(!se 'means. The cranes are now being manufactured by Messrs. Taylor, at the Britannia Works, who also supplied thotra at present in use at Chatham Dockyard. 'rho screw gun vessel Torch, 5, which has been in the shipwrights' hands at Chatham Dockyard for some months past, undergoing a most extensive repair, is ordered to be completed with all despatch, in consequence of the dock being required for one of the vessels attached to the Steam Reserve—report states the Ariadne, 26, 800 horse-power— which is ordered to be brought forward for commission. A general regimental Royal Artillery order has been pro mulgat'ad at Chatham, in which it is announced, by order of the Duke of Cambridge, that in future several important alterations will be made in the supply of service ammuni tion to the various brigades and batteries of Royal Artillery. In future the common and diaphragm fuzes will be issued in cylinders of 50 each,and tubes, brass, friction, and primers in boxes of 100 each. All outstanding orders for the supply of calico bursters of 611 b for 10-inch common shells which were intended to replace others of 51b have been cancelled, the size of the two bags being the same. All that will be necessary, therefore, in rectifying the charges will be to add lin) of powder to the bureters, and to alter the old mark to 6 in any convenient way. A brilliant field day, by the whole of the troops at Alder shot, was held on Wednesday, under command of Lieut.- Gen. Sir J. L. Pennefather, K.(3.13., who has just returned from a tour of military inspection on the Continent. The division formed up on the common, near the Royal Pavi lion at 10 o'clock, in two lines, facing westward. the Royal Artillery and infantry in line of contiguous columns at quar ter distance, and the Royal Horse Artillery and cavalry in line of contiguous columns in close order. The troops having marched past, the Lieut.- Gen. formed his army in order of battle, with his right upon Eelmoor and his lett upon Burn's Plain. The three brigades of infantry advanced in parallel lines of regiments, at wheeling distance, one regiment, in skirmishing order, covering the front of each brigade, The Royal Artillery advanced in line in rear of the skirmishers ; the cavalry in lino of regiments in rear of the right brigade, with the Royal Horse Artillery on their flanks. The enemy was supposed to occupy a strong position on the west of the Long Valley, his right resting upon Bickley Copse, his cen tre upon Long Hill and Cocked-hat Wood, and his left upon Pyestock. Between the =tending armies lay the Long Valley and the arid plain to the eastward. The battle was commenced a few minutes before 11 o'clock. The object of the attack appeared to be to turn the left flank of the enemy and drive him from the strong position he had taken up. With this view a simultaneous fire was opened by the whole line of skirmishers, and two batteries, posted on the right, kept up a sharp cannonade. On the recall of the skirmishers Colonel Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar and Major-Gen. Taylor each brought two regiments into action, while Bri gadier Badd steadily advanced on the left, still under cover of his skirmishers. The Royal Dragoons now dashed to the front of Gen. Taylor's brigade, and charged across the Long Valley by wings, retiring by troops from both flanks. Prince Edward and Gen. Taylor again advanced, and it was now apparent the Lieut. -Gen. was bringing the weight of his army to bear on the left and centre of the enemy's posi tion, Prince Edward's, Gon. Taylor's, and Col. Burr's bri gade, the whole of the artillery, and the fine brigade of ea valrY under Gen. Hodge, made a combined attack upon these points, and gained possession of Long Hill, from which a dozen guns were quickly brought to bear. The left of the enemy having now given way several brilliant charges were executed by the Royal Dragoons, Greys, and 14th Hussars in succession, who dashed onward over very difficult ground. clearing all before thein.'"A few changes of position followed by which the Lieut.-Gen. brought his army into the form of an obtuse angle, and thus advancing to the south-west, he drove the enemy in the direction of Crookham ; the artil lery, posted on every little eminence they could gain, com pleted his di scom fit ure , an d h e f e ll b ack upon Beacon Hill, fairly b eaten. " Cease firing" was then sounded, and the troops returned to quarters. Orders have b een issued at Aldershot for the Major-Gen. co mmanding the 3d brigade to hold the 3d battalion Grenadier Guards (Col. Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar) in readiness to m arch to- morrow (Tuesday), en rouie for Lon don, encamping at Bag s h ot Heath to-morrow night, at Hounslow-heath on 'Wednesday night, and marching into London on Thursday. The headquarters of the A and B batteries of the 4th Brigade Royal Artillery aro under orders to leave Alder shot on Wednesd'T for Woolwi c h, halting at Hounslow for ono night, and pi . Jul: d ing to their destination on the following day. An amateur theatrical perf orman ce was given by the officers of the Staff College at Sandhurst on Friday even i ng, before a select audience. The oroces represent.d were " A Wonderful Woman" and "!Medan Burtesqu e . ,, In th e distinguish e d former Major G oo d enou gh, R,A,, the Viscount, and Capt. Brooke as the M a rquis, particularly themselves, sod were ably assisted by Lent. Young (R 4. dolph), Lieut. Fawcett (Creepin), Mr Howard and Miss Oliver. The burlesque that tollov;ed, in wh:c, , s the charac tere were sustained by Col. Clive (Grenadier Guards), Capt. Willis (33d Regiment), Lieut. Peyton (the Buffs), and others, made an excellent finish to the evening's entertain ment. An amateur orchestral band, led by Lieut. Palmer, of the 13th Light Infantry, was in attendance, and agreeably filled up the necessary intervats. Troops of the 16th Lancers have arrived at Colchester, Ipswich, and Norwich. The headquarters of the regiment will be Colchester, Col. the Hon. H. H. M. Percy, V.C., from half-pay, late Grenadier Guards, has assumed the command of the troops at Colchester in succession to Major-Gen. Guy, C. 8., appointed to command the troops in China. Major-Gen. Guy has issued a farewell address, in which he states that he " cannot relinquish the command which he has held for three years without offering to the officers, non- com missioned officers, and soldiers his cordial acknowledg ments for the correct and satisfactory manner in which their various duties have been performed." Major Vacher is about to relinquish the office of Brigade-Major at Colchester, on appointment to the Quartermaster-General's staff at head - quarters. Deputy - Inspector - General of Hospitals R. Dane, M.D., having been appointed to suc ceed Staff-Stag. Mure, MD., as principal medical officer to the trcups at Colchester, Staff-Sorg. Mure will proceed to Glasgow as medical officer to the recruiting district on the arrival of Dr. Dane. We have to announce the demise of Admiral Henry Litchfield, who died at his residence in London on Friday last, in his 78th year. The venerable Admiral entered the navy in May, 1800, and was midshipman of the Impetueux, and assisted at the blowing up of the Insolente in the Mon'han River in 1800. Ho also assisted in cutting out the French corvette Guepe from Vigo in 1301, and afterwards, on board the Pique, he was present at the reduction of Aux Cayes and other ports of San Domingo in 1803. He served on shore at the attack on Curacoa in 1804 ; he was Acting- Master of the Renard at the capture of the French corvette Diligente, and the destruction of the French privateer General Ernouf ; and afterwards Senior-Lieutenant of the Reindeer at Walcheren, He commanded the Mohawk in the operations on the coast of America, including the attack on Crany Island and Hampton, and served in her boat at the destruction of the United States' schooner Asp in 1813. The gallant officer held other active employments up to 1826. His commission as Lieut. bore date June 29, 1807 ; Commander, July 12, 1813 ; Capt., November 20, 1826 ; Rear-Admiral, July 13, 1854 ; Vice-Admiral, November 7, 1860 ; and Admiral a few weeks ago, The following appointments and promotions were made on Saturday at the Admiralty :—George B. Moore, surg., to the Brisk—John Cruickshank, assist,-surg., to the Brisk— Gordon Jackson, assist.- surg., to the Duke of Wellington— Robert W. Jones, engineer, to the Warrior—William Hair, in the Hawke, promoted to first-class assist.-engineer— John B. Gibson, in the Indus, confirmed as first-class assist. engineer —and George Hostey, assist-engineer, to the Asia, for hospital treatment. The following appointments have been made in the Royal Naval Reserve :—To be Lieutenants :—Thomas Row Harry and Ralph Renner. THE VOLUNTEERS. The following official circular respecting the supply of ammunition to the artillery force has just been issued from the War-office : The recent supply of field guns to a few artillery volun teer corps having rendered it necessary that some modifi cation should be made in the scale of gun practice ammuni tion, and that rules to govern the supply of blank gun am munition for reviews, field days, inspections, ice., should be fixed, lam directed by the Earl de Grey and Ripon to inform you that he has, with the concurrence of his Royal Highness the Field Marshal Commanding-in-Chief, ap proved of the following regulations for corps supplied with field guns—viz. : I. Heavy gun drills and exercises are to be continued. 11. Where practicable, the regulated allowance of shot for practice is to be fired in equal proportions from heavy and field guns. 111. The allowance of blank ammunition for garrison guns is to cease, and such ammunition for field guns and for heavy guns on travelling carriages, when horsed for reviews, field days, inspections, &c., will be allowed accord ing to the following scale : (a) For each grand review or field day on a large scale, 50 rounds per gun. (b) For each county or district assembly, if exceeding 3,000 men, 30 rounds per gun; it not exceeding 3,000 men, i 5 rounds per gun. (c) For less important assemblies and regimental exer cises, when the batteries are horsed, 10 rounds per gun. IV. At such places as the Government magazines do not afford accommodation for the storage of this blank gun ammunition, the corps will be required to provide magazines for its safe keeping. V. The supplies of the above-mentioned ammunition will be made on requisitions through the district commanding officers of Royal Artillery in the same manner as gun ammunition for practice ; and officers commanding artillery volunteer corps, the head-quarters of which are distant from Government magazines, should, at the beginning of the season for exercise, apply for the estimated number of rounds for use duzing the year, with the guns in possession, and thus, as far as circumstances will permit, avoid the necessity of making supplementary requisitions. An exceedingly attractive fete in aid of the funds of the 3d Middlesex Artillery Volunteers was held in the exten sive grounds at the rear of the head-quarters of the 7th Surrey, and was very numerously attended. The amuse ments consisted of an assault of arms, in which some clever swordsmanship was exhibited, athletic sports for volunteers only, for which prizes were offered, a concert, &c. The weather was favourable, and the fife could not have been otherwise than a success. The directors of the London and South-Western Railwap have given a prize of VO to be shot for at the next meeting of the National Rifle Association at Wimbledon. The annual competition of the 12th Tower Hamlets (Stoke Newington) Rifle Volunteers took place at Tottenham on Friday, the 19th, and Friday, the 26th inst., when the fol lowing prizes were competed for—viz., two prizes presented by the commissioned officers, ranges 300, 500, and 600 yards, five shots at each range, Wimbledon targets and scoring. The first prize, value 8 guineas, was won by SergeantWort ley with a score of 38, second by Sergeant Rogers. Two prizes presented by the non-commissioned officers, ranges 150, 200, 250, 300, five shots at each range ; won by Private James Runtz, who scored 52, and Lieut John Runtz, who scored 46. A handsome challenge cup, value 25 guineas, to be held three successive years before becoming the property of the winner, ranges 200, 400, and 600 yards, five shots at each range, won by Private James Runtz with a score of 37, closely followed by Lieut John Runtz, who scored 36. The Ladies' Prize, value 5,3, and 2 guineas, ranges 200, 250, and 300 yards, five shots at each range, won by Lieut. John Runts with a score of 40, Sergeant Adams who scored 37, and Private Kelly with a score of 32. A Consolation Prize, range 200 yards, five shots, won by Sergeant Cue worth, who scored 17. A match between some volunteers in the employ of the Bank of England and of Messrs Coutts and Co., originating in a challenge by the former, has been held at the range of the 2d, or South Middlesex Rifles, at Caterham. The con ditions were live shots at 200, 500, and 600 yards, Hythe position and Wimbledon scaring. The prize was a cup, to be presented to the man making the highest Note on the winning side . . The result was in favour of the Volunteers in Messrs Coutts's bank, their score being 176 marks, against 170 of their opponents. The highest scores on the winning side were made by Private Clarke, 40 marks, and Private Smith, 36 marks. The ranges at Caterham were engaged on Friday afternoon in a match between the effec tive Volunteers in the Sun Fire-office and the same num ber from Messrs Coutts' bank. The ranges were 200, 500, and 600 yards. A silver cup, the third presented this season by Captain Rogers to the second and third class shots of the members of the let company of the 20th (North-West) Middlesex Rifle Volunteers has been competed for at the rifle ranges of the 'regiment at Willesden. The conditions of the con petition wore third class ranges, but targets on a novel ar rangement—viz., with the bull's eye and centre on the lower half of the target. The following wore the highest score : Lance-Corporal Harvey. 42 marks—Private Wilkins, 39 marks—Private J. D. Campbell, 37 marks—and Sergeant Smith, 30 marks—but Lance-Corporal Harvey and Private Wilkins having won the two silver cups presented by Capt. Rogers in the previous competitions, were not eligible to win in this, and the prize was therefore awarded to Private Campbell. The drills of the Ist Middlesex Artillery Volunteers,who are now incorporated with the Ist Tower Hamlets Artillery, as the Ist Middlesex Administrative Brigade, have been suspended till Saturday, Sept. 17, when round shot practice will take place at Plumstead ; but for the convenience of members, gun drill will be carried on at the headquarters of the corps in Leicester-square, under one of the instructors. The practice with round shot, temporarily brought to a close until the date above mentioned, has been attended with the most satisfactory results. The second annual prize meeting of the 4th battalion of Kent Rifle Volunteers took place on Wednesday and Thurs day, at the Murston Range, situate about two wiles from Sittingbourno. The 4th battalion consists of the sth, 6th, 16th, 24th, 29th, and 36th companies, all of whom, with the exception of the 6th, were represented on this occasion. There were four competitions, the value of the prizes being about £76.. At the close of the shooting Lieut.-Col. Dyke distributed the prizes to the successful competitors. He said he had been informed that the shooting had been very good, and he urged the Volunteers to continue to practise, with out which it was impossible to attain efficiency. At the same time he reminded them that shooting was not the only thing necessary to make Volunteers efficient, nor was it the first thing necessary to attain that object. Battalion drill was of far greater consequence than shooting, and he should be glad if some means could be devised to insure a wore constant and regular attendance to that important duty. The annual inspection of the 26th Kent Administrative Battalion Rifle Volunteers, in command of Col. Thorold, was held on Saturday last in Charlton-park, near Woolwich, permission having been courteously granted by Col. Sir T. Wilsan, for the purpose. In Essex a match has taken place at Erentwood between the sergeants and corporals of the 3d Essex Corps. Five shot on the side of the sergeants, and four on that of the corporals, an average being taken tO represent the score of the absentee. The shooting was at the ranges of 200, 500 , and 600 yards, and the scores made were as follows : Sergeants, 114 ; corporals, 148. Private Chamberlain has been elected an ensign of the Colchester corps in the room of Ensign Green, who has been gazetted lieutenant, vice Mr J. S. Cooke, resigned. The annual prize shooting of the Colchester corps will take place this week. Among the prizes are two of £lO each, given by Mr T. J. Miller, M.P., and Mr P. 0. Papillon, M.P., the representatives of the borough. In Suffolk, for the fourth time, Sir C. Rowley, of Ten dring Hall, has thrown open his grounds for a Volunteer fete. The Sudbury, Hadleigh, and Stour Valley companies assembled, numbering in all about 136. The three com panies formed a battalion under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Anstruther, assisted by Captain and Adjutant Barnardiaton. The Volunteers were entertained by Sir C. Rowley at the close of some creditably executed man os uvres. The annual prize shooting of the Ist Suffolk Batallion took place at Bury St. Edmunds on Friday. The following are the names of the winners of the various prizes : 300 yards, first, Corporal Harding, Sudbury ; second, Corporal Gill, Eye; third, Private R. Burrell, Bury St. Edmunds. 300 and 600 yards combined : First, Private Walton Burrell, Bury St. Edmunds ; second, Corporal Fisher, Eye ; third, Sergeant Norfolk, Bury St. Edmunds. The annual prize meeting of the Suffolk County Rifle Association will take place at Bury St. Edmunds, September 8 and 9. A very spirited competition took place last Wednesday at the range of the 2d Hants Rifles at Millbrook, near Southampton, for the possession for the ensuing year of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Challenge Vase, a.hand • some gold cup of 100 guineas value. Ranges 200 and 500 yards, five shots at each. There were in all 65 competitors from different parts of the district, and the winner was Lance-Corporal Page, of the 7th Isle of Wight (Cowes) corps, who scored 33 points. The rules require the vase to be won three :successive years by any one corps to become its absolute property. It was first shot for in 1862, in which year, and again in 1863, members of the 7th Hants (Fare ham) Corps were at the top of the score, and on this occa sion Sergeant Freemantle, of the same corps, made a score of 32, being only one point behind the winner. A match has taken plate at Ely between the Ely andWis beach corps. The shooting was at the ranges of 200, 400, and 500 yards, and the Ely side won, having made a score of 395 marks,while their Wisbeach:opponents only obtained 337 marks. Eight officers and men shot en both sides. The annual meeting of the Somerset County Rifle Asso• ciation took place on Wells Match Ground, on the 23d :and 24th inst. :The prizes were competed for by about 150 Vo lanteers, some of whom exhibited excellent shooting. The Enfield rifle was the only weapon used. During the whole of last week the rifle grounds at Over, near Gloucester, were the scene of some spirited competi tion among the Volunteers of Gloucestershire and the neigh bouring counties. This was the annual prize meeting of the Gloucester Rifle Association. About 20 different competi tions took place, but the chief interest of the meeting centred in the competition for the Lord-Lieutenant's Chal lenge Cup, the Countess of Dude's prizes, and the county match. The shooting opened on the first day with artillery, engineers, militia, and yeomanry prizes. Seven prizes were awarded to artillery, four to engineers, five to militia, and four to yeomanry. For the county match on the second day there were 63 entries. The first prize (112) was won by Private Baker, of Bristol ; the second (£8) by Sergeant Bing ham, of Bristol. The Countess of Ducie's prizes, ranges 400, 500, and 690 yards, limited to pairs of officers, Volunteers or militia. The first prize was won by Major Guise and Capt. Boutein, of the 2d Glocester, who scored 69 ; and the second prize to the highest score made by a single officer, was awarded to Lieut, Stock, of the Bristol Artillery, who scored 39. Four companies entered for the Lord Lieutenant's Chal lenge Cup, four men in each company, and the prize was won by the Glocester City Rifles, who made 193 points. For the Glocestershire Challenge Cup ten men from Glocester shire, Herefordshire, and Worcestershire companies en tered, and Herefordshire carried off the cup. The ladies' prizes,were carried off by Sergeant Clutterbuck, 6th Stroud ; Lieut. Purchas, 14th Worcester ; Capt. Boutein, 2d Gloces ter; and Private Adams, 18th Hereford. The annual shooting match of the let Wilts (Salisbury) Rifle Volunteers was held at the range at Laverstock, on Wednesday and Thursday last. The competition opened with the challenge cup presented to the corps by Sir Alex ander Malet, her Majesty's Enjoy at Frankfort-on-the Main, and won last year by Private William Young. To this was added a prize of 20 guineas. Private Watso* made the highest score and took the challenge cup and 10 guineas, and Private Bridger, the second prize, £5. The Mayor of Salisbury's prize (Mr John Waters) was won by Sergeant Butler, Private Wells taking the second prize, £3. The next prize, which was given by Mr Giles Loder, was carried off by Private Perris. The officers' prize was won by Sergeant Kelsey. A consolation cup was given by Sir Alexander Malet for competition among the members of the Ist Wilts who had never wen a prize. It was carried off by Private Simms. Captain Pinckney's prize was won by Private Grippe. In Dorsetshire a friendly contest took place on Tuesday between ten members of the Shaftesbury company and a like number of the Blandford corps. The ranges were 200, 400,500, and 600 yards, five rounds at each. Tho contest was a close and exciting one, and resulted in a victory tor the Blandford men by 16 points only. Their total score was 397, or an average of nearly 40 per man. The Shaftes bury ten scored 3SI, or au aver a g e o f 38. In Lincolnshire, the Boston battery has appointed a "re cruiting committee." The Government inspector has sur veyed the carbine range used by the corps, and has con demned it as dangerous, owing to the recent enclosure of the land. The insprctorisuggests that the battery should make some arrangement with the local rifle corps for the joint use of their range, and he has ordered that the two 32-pounder guns at the Scalp battery, which have been in use during the past two years, should be prevented prior to being again used. A competition for prizes has taken place among members of the Spalding corps, In the first class, the shoot ing was at 400 and 600 yards, and the prizes went to Private J. Taylor, Private D. Cotton, Corporal S. Wallis, and Private W. Sleight—in the second class the shooting was at 200 and 400 yards, and the prize went to Private C. Handley, Private W. Simms, Private R. White, Private B. Lever, and Private R. Appleby; in the third class the shooting was at 200 yards and 300 yards, and the prizes went to Drum-Major Judd, Private J. E. Graves, Corporal Barrow, Private C. Reynolds, Private Watkin, &o. Up wards of 50 recruits belonging to the Ist Lincolnshire Corps, having•completed their drill, have been posted to their re spective companies. On Saturday the recruits assembled on the south common, Lincoln, for the second period of class firing. A cup, gived by the mayor of Louth, has boon shot for by the local corps. The shooting was at 100, 200, and 300 yards, seven shots each; and the cap was won by Lance-Corporal Brady with a score of 64 marks. An in teresting match has taken place between Lieut. Somerley and Privato Marsden, on the one side, and Sergeant Mason and Lance-Corporal Waite on the other. These gentlemen aro reputed the four best shots in the Louth corps. The shooting was at 200, 300, 400, 500, and 630 yards, 5 shots each. Lieut. Somorley and Private Marsden made 112 marks, and Sergeant Mason and Lance-Corporal Waite 115 marks. The Barton corps has been entertained at Barrow hall, the residence of Mr G. C. Uppleby, the captain of the corps. On Saturday the Leeds Engineer Volunteers underwent their annual inspection by Lieut.-Col. Harman, and the number of rank and file assembled on the occasion was 750 —the largest muster of a single corps, as stated by the in specting officer, which had ever taken place in Yorkshire. Lieut.-Col. Child was the commanding officer, and was as ilisted by Major Smith, a veteran who held rank in the old Volunteer force more than 50 years ago. In marching to the field where the inspection had to take place, the river Aire had to be crossed, and this was effected by means of a pontoon bridge which had been constructed by a party of the Engineers. After the passage across, the bridge was expertly destroyed, so as to cut off the pursuit of an ima ginary enemy, On the field the corps were put through an elaborate series of evolutions and exorcises in the pre sence of at least 10,000 spectators, who frequently cheered the Volunteers most lustily, The inspecting officer said he should make a most satisfactory report to the Secretary for War. Three cheers were then given for Colonel Harman, after which the corps returned to headquarters, The Howdenshire Company met on Tuesday to compete for a handsome silver cup given by Captain Clarke, to be won twice to give actual possession, The shooting wag at 150, 200, 400, and 600 yards, only hits to count, at each range five rounds. Private Hawke (although a high wind prevailed) scored 24, and was thereby the winner for this year. Private Carlton was second, with 18 hits. The 18th West York Volunteers held a fifth and final competition for the challenge cup, presented by Major Waterhouse, M.P. the cup to be won three times in five competitions, or to pass to the highest scorer. The shooting was at 550, 750, and 900 yards, and private Ruther was the winner for the day with 33. No member having won the sup more than twice, Dr Simpson having done that, the ownership 'everted to the highest scorer during the five competitions, which proved to be Dr Simpson, who had in the aggregate scored 125, against the second best score of 110 from private Ruther. The cup therefore becomes Dr Simpson's property. The Hull Volunteer Artillery competed with a 32 pounder gun for the priz 3 o ff ere d b y C o l . I nglef i eld, R.A. Tho rang© was about 1,700 yards, and the winners were Corporal Hall first, Sergt. Faija second, gunner Dewlson third, and Major Sprat fourth. In another contest the target was smashed . up by one of S ergean t M a j or P iston ' s shots. The winner o f the last contest also hit the target. The result was—Brigade Sergeant Major Piston first, Corporal Hall second, Sergt.- Major Murray third. The firing was very satisfactory. The fourth annual competition for the prizes offered by and under the auspices of the Cumberland and IVestmore land Rifle Association took place at the Cummeredale range Carlise, on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. The first contest on the programme was for the cup, value 50 guineas, given by the Lord-Lieutenant of the county, to be shot for by Cumberland and Westmoreland volunteers,at 200 and 600 yards, five shots at each, hits and points counted. The cup becomes the property of the volunteer who wins it two years, not necessarily in succession, and each winner is entitled to have his named engraved upon it, and receives £lO. In 1862 it was won by a member of the Carlisle Artil lery Corps, in 1863 by one of the Carlisle rifle volunteers ; and this year it has been won by Sergeant Banks, 10th Cumberland (Egremont), who tied private Willman of the 4th Cumberland, at ;Al, and on i,hooting off became winner. The Cumberland Battalion Challenge Cup was won on Sa tured by the five representatives of the Cockermouth Corps of Rifle Volunteers. The Ist company of the Carlisle Corps, who won last year, and would have earned absolute posses sion of the trophy if they had repeated their victory this year, came second. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 29, 1864. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS, THE "EXAMINER" ON "As TU VU LAMBERT ?" —The solution will never be found at the Prefec ture of Police, nor anywhere else. The origin of slang is inscrutable. The source of the Nile may be found, but the source of the facetice of potboys can never be traced. Like the wind, no one knows whence they came, or whither they list to go. They are here to-day and gone to-morrow. We believe they are like Topsey, without parentage. Who ever laid claim to a slang phrase? Yet it is certain that there must have been some first utterance, and more than that, some one to catch it up and pass it on to that wonderful circulation and iteration which a slang phrase enjoys. The reign of these phrases is as much a mystery as their origin. Five years seems to be about the average. For about that time, ' " There you go with your eye out," or, " There he goes with his eye out,' as the case might be, was the jeering comment of all the ragamuffin tribes. Is it in the wit of man to imagine who could first have put these words together, putting out eyes at discretion. Was it first said by Ulysses when Polyphemus rushed raging from his cave with his eye out, and no spare eye left. Homer does not record any such speech as delivered by °vete, or any of his followers. Some one made for Polyphemus the complaint.— Yeu eat my mutton and drink my wine, And then you poke nay eye out. A complaint of ill return for hospitality coming with a bad grace from e host who had only fattened his guest for his table ; but we cannot turn or twist that distich into the origin of " There you go with your eye out." A tallow commentator might hazard the conjecture that the phrase applied to persons who went abott in a blundering way, as if they had not eyes in their heads. But the use of the singular number keeps the slang carefully clear of the sense there would be in such a use of the words. Yon go with your eye out, not your eyes. You have your eye in your hand, or your pocket, or your watch fob. After a long course of popularity the eye went out altogether, and was succeeded by " How nicely he thinks he's doing it," which was applied by the potboys, ragamuffins, scamps, and rails to all with any air of pretension who came to grief through any awkwardness. There was a de gree of sensein this slang:which shortened its reign, besides it was too long for a winged word. Before it could be shouted out the person to be insulted might be out of hearing. It was not handy for the canaille. It was not like a dab taken out of the gutter for a fling. Moreover, it was traceable to a source which the diviner things of slang never are —Grimaldi had spoken it. It wanted the mens divinior of the unknown. The next reign, and a long reign it was, was the interrogation " Does your mother know you're oat ?" As Lord Dundreary would ask, can any fellow conceive who asked those simple words for the first time with the in tention of impertinence ? And the genius who could make offence of them has never claimed the credit of an impertinence of such immense success and popularity. Have these things then an origin ? May they not be spontaneous like some combustions or the stones which fall no one knows whence ? Certainly it is easier to believe they have no authors than that they have authors who do not claim the honour of their productions. Good guesses, at least, have been made as to the author ship of Junius, but who can pretend even to a con jecture as to the origin of "There you go with your eye out," or " Does your mother know you're out ?" At last the mother was worn out, and in came" All Serene," applied to all possible circumstances. This piece of slang seems without any recommendation but its brevity. It wants objectiveness, and one does not see how it insults, which should be an end of all slang phrases of this current atamp. We noted, indeed, that potboys uttered it more as for their own internal solace and satisfaction than for taking the shine out of any one. And it is to the potboys we must look for the understanding of these things. Indeed, as Venus rose from the sea, so, we suspect, from the froth of pewter pots rose slang sayings? If this solution be doubted, what other oan be offered ? Here is a coinage, where is the mint. Can all the detective force of the country discover the source of any current piece of slang, past or present ? Will the French police find out Lambert? Will they square the circle ? will they invent per petual motion ? Your plain no meaning puzzles more than thought, and that is the puzzle of Lam bert. We had once our Lambert, and his name was Snooks. Snooks was an airy nothing, wanting a local habitation, but not a name. The French family of the Lamberts we take to be a collateral branch of the Suookses. Lambert is an imperso nation of Snooks. Still the mein mystery remains unexplained and inexplicable. We can conceive what is meant by Lambert, as to some extent we can conceive what was meant by going with your eye out, or the inquiry about your mother's acquaintance with your whereabouts, but the mystery of myster es is the origin of the mot, and who first said Lambert abstractedly and facetiously, end stranger still, who ac cepted it as a joke, and got it passed on as a joke. These are the questions. Weil may the French Police be employed in hunting oat the vast jocular conspiracy Nshich on the Emperor's jour de fete made the name sf Lambert eclipse his own. A thousand years hence it may be a historical pro blem, which was the substance which the shadow, Lambert or Louis Napoleon ? THE " SPECTATOr ON PALMERSTON OUT OF PARLIAMENT.—[t vas not without an intention that Lord Palmerston inserted into the Queen's Speech the unusual words vhich succeeded the accustomed formula of dismissal. Members are always told that they have "duties to perform in their counties" etiquette ignoriig such low things as borough constituencies—but they are always instructed that theirespecial duty is to bind class and class together. Thoughtless people imagined that the Speech had caught the infection of the Premier's habit of chaff, and fancied the words commanded an unusual num• ber of dinners, archery meetings, croquet parties, and the other reunions which make life endurable in the spots where they cultivate vegetables for London. The Premier, however, had another and a more serious idea---he meant to sanction formally the fashion which he did not invent, but which be has so heartily adopted, the practice of speech making by members and ministers during the re cess. He never did a wiser thing for his own po pularity in his life. Other members are rather bored by the necessity 01 making speeches which do not drive on the machine, of talking literature or the crops, science or the chances of reform, in au affable bat not dangerously popular way for an hour at a time, are rather reluctant t o mee t cons titu e nts not perhaps quite content e d w ith th e way i n w hi c h Mr Brand has steadily ov er l oo k e d th e c l a ims of local merit. Other ministers m a y b e a little annoyed at the alter na ti ves of Ma ki ng a b out not hi ng a s p ee ch very Worthy of its s u bj ec t, or sa ying something sure in the dearth of topics to be examined under a microscope, criticised, and scanned, and perverted, and prai se d an d a b use d , an d every thing except digested in contented peace . L or d Palmerston alone has no suc h di squ i etu d es, no suc h qua lms, no such 1 apprehensi ons o f ennu i . H e cou ld d e li ve r a sp eec h a day, and not one throughout the six months would toll secret, or l ea v e o n t h e m i n d s o f his audience the anybody anythi ng w hich he desired to keep impression of having wasted their time. Everybody would go away forgetful of most that had been said but charmed with the man who said it—the precise effect whi c h the Premier intended to produce. If be is too tired to manufacture anecdotes he Hall, pours out a flood of praise, talks to Bradford of the `` mass of int e ll e ct " in the Exchange or to Tiverton of the astonishing comeliness of th e younger gen e ration ; if there is no incident re ady, such as a little revolution, there is always the weather and the. American struggle; if original ideas aro wanting one can explain that "a man tied by the leg in Londo n c ou ld not well be at Tiversen. o What does it matter what is said? It is always well put, and genial, and pleasant, and it is a groat man who sa y s it a ll, an d when one dines with a magnate one i s no t i n a h urr y to ask the br an d o f the pleas ant w i ne. N ow a t Bradford, fa ce t o f ace with half opp onen t s , a nd again among an admi r i ng c o nstituency, the P r emier is always ready, always amusing, a l ways prepared with au unrivalled but most happy audacity to tell free-traders how tho roughly he has a b an doned his own plan of a fi xe d duty, t o begin by complimentirg the electors of Tiverton on their independence, and end by pro 'Jouncing an doge over Mr Heatheote! He will be just 118 happy i n R a d nors hi re p ra i s i ng th e l ate Si r Cornewali L ew i s, could, we doubt not, if he tried, give an opinion on the " Astronomy of the An cients," which everybody except the half dozen who understand the subject would accept as very ca pable criticism. Wherever he goes, whatever his subject, he le aves b e hi n d hi m a p l easant impress. siou, spr ea d s around a feeling of liking, a sense o f personal sympathy and comprehension which is in England in quiet times the strongest bond of poli tical action. It is of no use to deny it, people are the readier to vote for Lord Palmerston after each of these utterances in the recess, and if the educated classes cannot understand why, that is just one more proof among many that the bright cheery old man who talks as well to boors as to members of Parliament, and snubs Radical butchers as effectu ally AS he corrects eldest sons, understands England and Englishmen a great deal better than they. The why of that vast influence signifies no snore 1 .116 n the wherefore of the social power which it w closely resembles. It is not tho able man or the inventive, the wise man or the man of genius, who rules opinion in a club, but the man of ready sense and easy temper, whose judgment on the surface of things is usually sound and always within the comprehension of those he is trying to guide, whose experience saves him from being ever at a loss, and whose courage is certain to extricate him out of any conceivable predicament. Lord Palmerston is the Major Pendennis of the political world, as resourceful and as brave, as full of social skill, and we fear as wanting in higher aims than success, as his immortal prototype. In a club, however, it is Major Pendennis who triumphs, not Warrington, and England just now is a club, full of a population which has no wish to do anything in particular, but likes to hear and discuss and pass an opinion which is carefully restrained from developing into action. Upon such a community sentences like those which Lord Palmerston uttered at Tiverton, sentences full of strong though superficial sense, of fair though average morals, and of an intelligible though over optimist policy, must of necessity fall pleasantly. The idea that the first use of a bishop is to smooth away acerbities and not allow convictions to become too markedly hostile to each other is just the club idea, and is accepted accordingly with entire acclaim. To pronounce the Belfast riots " political feuds" gets rid of a great many disagreeable necessities—such as the consideration or our religious system in Ire land—which is always pleasant when one asks chits chat rather than discussion, and is very sound sense besides. Lord Palmerston knows Ireland thoroughly —is perhaps the one man alive who if untrammelled by a Parliament could govern the island as Lord Chesterfield governed it, put down one rising by a bon mot and another by an exhibition of the haugh tiest administrative energy. The club thinks exactly like Lord Palmerston about the American quarrel, says that it does not like slavery (which the North is putting down), and does like political freedom (which the South has never supported except for white property-holders), but nevertheless sympa thises with the bias which Lord Palmerston avows for the South, and heartily agrees that intervention would have been a mistake. As to Denmark, the remarks that the Danes are " unfortunate," that Englishmen "sympathise" with them, that " ships sailing on the sea cannot stop armies on land," that "30,000 men cannot beat 300,000," that in fact it was a shame, but interference in volved too - much risk, were exactly the comments with which society put up with a disgrace which nevertheless it perceived. Lord Palmerston simply put into ordinary words the ordinary conviction of the mass of his ordinary hearers, which is just what the intelligent club man always prefers to do, sure that even if he is wrong the prejudices of his audience will induce them to condone any little mistake. Then came a compliment to the country, which flatters itself that it does not want "to be cracked up," but likes to be "appreciated" never theless, and, mixed up with it, one of those sen tences in which Lord Palmerston sometimes sums up a case it would take an inferior man half an hour only to state :—" These things [subventions] are only done in countries where people are paralysed by despotic power, and where they require the vivi fying and electrical touch of the Government to rouse them to an exertion which is not their natural condition, nor their habitual practice. In this country every man is alive, every man knows best how to employ his capital, how to direct his genius, whatever it may be; all that the Government has to do is to leave things alone, to throw down bar riers and obstructions where barriers and obstruc tions are pressed, and to give that freedom to industry and activity to commerce by which alone the general welfare of the country can be advanced." It is old that, but then it is true, brief, and marvel lously complimentary, and to pat statements so pleasant in so brief a form, yet leave them perfectly true, is the very art, and the highest art, of the man of conversation. The people of Tiverton were talked to on the highest political subjects as clever talkers talk on the chit-chat of the day, and natu rally and wisely enjoyed themselves as much as if they had been listening over wine and walnuts: THE "SATURDAY REVIEW" ON THE RAILWAY SYSTEM.—Everybody says, The Railways must have paid if they had not cost so plaguy dear. Well, what have they cost ? The authorised capital of all the railways in England, Scotland, and Ireland, up to December the 31st last, amounts to the trifling sum of £474,999,545 ; and of this little total es much as £404,215,802 has actually been paid up as capital, inclusive of debenture loans outstanding at that date. That is to say, in less than thirty years, a sum very nearly equal to one-half of the National Debt has been in vested in earthworks, rails, rolling stock, and other constituent elements of the vast aggregate known as railway property. From the investment in railways we now proceed to the profits of railways. What the interest of the National Debt is everybody knows; how does the iron king pay its creditors ? What is the total amount of net profits available for distribution in the shape of interest on paid up capital—including ordinary stock or shares, with preference stock, loans, and debentures ? After de ducting the outlay on-1. Meintenance of way and works; 2. Locomotive power; 3. Repairs and re• newels of carriages ; 4. Traffic charges; 5. Rites and taxes; 6. Government duty ; 7. Compensation for personal injuries; 8. Compensation for losses arid damage of goods ; 9. Legal expenses ; 10. Miscel laneous—there remain of net profits on all the rail ways of Great Britain and Ireland, earned in the year 1863, £16,048,913. This, on an invested capi• tai, as we have seen, of £404,215,802, is as nearly as possible 4 per cent. These profits are, of course, very unequally distributed. On one line, the West Cornwall, the dividend on the original capital is per cent. On the High Peak line it only reaches 2s 8d per cent.; while the Whitehaven line returns 13k, and the Aberdare 10 per cent. on ordi nary capital. The total annual receipts for 1863 on this capital of four hundred millions, being thirty ' one millions, and the net profits being sixteen millions, the total working expenditure is fifteen millions; or, in other words, the expenditure swab. lows up 48 per cent. of the total receipts of the railway business of the country. It is useful to get the whole thing under this summary view, because it explains the general policy of railway manage ment. Shareholders have but one cry—" Diminish your working expenses, and our dividends will of course rise. We aro the residuary legatees. On us rests the whole risk of the trade. Preference shares, loans, mortgages—all these things are a fixed quan. thy; our dividends rise or fall as the shop answers or not." The railway trade is like all other trades. It may be conducted on the bold principle of extended business, which means small profits on large returns; or it may be conducted safely and economically, on the principle of starving the plant and diminishing the working expenses. The former was the favourite policy in other days, the latter seems to be now in the ascendant ; for whilst, as we have seen, the working expenses in the year 1863 were in the proportion of 48 per cent. on the gross receipts, in the year 1862 they were 49 pet cent. Without a very minute investigation of the special heads of expenditure on which a saving has been effected, we can scarcely arrive at an answer to the question, which is of paramount importance to the public, whether economy in management can be extended with a due regard to safety in travelling. The figures before us, however, will help us to an ap proximate solution of this vital question. And first, it mud be borne in mind that the total mileage of 186:3 is more than the mileage of 1862. But, while the absolute outlay under all the heads of working expenses within the last twelvemonths has from this cause increased, there are many heads of working expenses which, when examined with reference to the proportion they bear to the whole expenditure, will be found to have been diminished. A considerable saving has been attained in legal, including parliamentary expenses. This, of course, arises from the comparative paucity of new lines and extensions, But, in other items also, the proportion of particular expenses to the whole work ing charges shows a diminution, or, in other words, points to parsimony in management. And what is significant is the coat of compeissation for personal injuries has arisen from £158,169 in 1862 to £179,569 in 1863, while some important charges for working expenses have fallen. The proportion of the cost of locomotive power in 1862 to the whole working expenses was 27.79 per cent. ; in 1863 it falls to 27.'62. The proportion of miscellaneous expenses, including, we believe, servants, is for the two years 6'62 and 6 . 40. These figures, if they do not actually lead to the conclusion that economy in management has been purchased by increased danger to life and limb, seems to point to a suspi cion that way. On a mileage increased 400 miles within the twelvemonth there has been a saving of 1 per cent. on working expenses, but this is pur chased at the outlay of more than £21,00 worth of life and limb. The necessity of retrenching the working expenses is now a matter of pecuniary life or death to the holders of the original capital stook. On the other hand, the necessity of prevent ing the starvation of railways by paring down wages and the working staff is a matter of personal life or death to travellers. It is a question, in short, be tween dividends and the public safety. We have seen that working expenses are decreasing. Are 'accidents increasing? This is one question—and it is a question which is not very easy to answer, as a single fatal smash on a largo scale may excep tionally affect the annual rate of danger. And are railway accidents of the usual character to he at• tributed to economical, that is, parsimonious work ing of the line ? This is a question of special im portance in the face of the.fact of diminished work ing expenses. The Parliamentary return will help us towards answering it. In 1862, 216 persons wore killed and 600 injured, of whom 26 were pas iaengere killed, and 536 passengers injured, from causes beyond their own control ; while in 1863 only 184 persons were killed and 470 injured, and of these 14 are returned as passengers killed, 400 as passengers injured, from causes be yond their own control. This certainly shows a diminution in fatal accidents, and may therefore be taken as a setscfl against the increased amount of compensation money paid for injuries during the past year. For it must be remembered that many of the accidents and collisions which caused the in juries that were paid for in 1863 must have taken place in 1862. The comparison, however, does not amount to much. Meanwhile it is a matter of some little curiosity to compare the relative safety of some of the leading lines within the same period. We shall only trouble ourselves with what the com panies return as casualties beyond the passengers' own control—which is the railway euphemism for injuries caused by railway management. The North-Western " system," with 1,174 miles of line, and 17 millions of miles traversed by 19 million passengers, injured 69 passengers. Tho Great Western, with 1,148 miles of line, and 12 millions of miles traversed by 17 millions of passengers, injured 37 passengers, On neither of these great lines was there last year a single fatal accident to a pas songer. The Great Eastern killed 7 ; this was the Ifunstanton, or great cow, accident. The Great Northern killed 1. The Brighton killed 3 ; this was the Streatham and Balham casualty. The South Western killed 1; and 2 were killed on scotch lines. There is another test of the relative security of the various great lines, which has its interest, though of course it requires checking by the elements of length of line, miles travelled, and number of passengers ; and, as it only applies to a single_year, it would hardly justify any sweeping conclusion. The Great Eastern, with 695 miles open, raid £8,824 for compensation for personal injuries in 1863; the Great Northern, with 433 miles, must have paid (but the returns are muddled) more than £20,000; the Great Western with nearly 1,200 miles, paid only £2,116; the North Western, with about the same mileage, paid £20,000; the SouthaWestern, with 513 miles, paid less than £1,000; the Brighton,with 243 miles, paid £19,000; the South-Eastern ' with 286 miles, paid £17,844. On an average of seven years, Captain Galton classes the chief railways as follows, as to the pro portion of killed or injured to the number of pas. sengers conveyed:— _ _ North-Western Midland r . lin 257,000 Eastern Counties South-Eastern North-Eastern 1 in 350,000 South-Western Brighton Great Western Bristol and Exeter The general conclusion from these converging data seems to be in favour of the relative safety of the broad gauge. "THE LONDON REVIEW" ON THE ORGAN GRINDERS AND MR. BASS'S ACT.--Two or three cases have already occurred under Mr. Bass's Act for the better protection of the public against the persecution of organ-men. One of the latest of these was heard a few days ago at Marlborough street. The complainant was a Mr. Rew (rather an appropriate name), of the firm of Rew and Co., chemists, No. 282, Regent-street. It appears that Mr. Rew has a next-door neighbour, a Mr. Sykes, who has for years engaged an Italian to come and play before his house every Friday evening, " at the time he pays his workpeople." It is a droll idea, though suggestive of the possession by Mr. Sykes of a certain Platonical frame of mind and devotion to harmony in the relation between employers and employed. Monte.igne's father used to wake his infant son every morning by the soft breathings of a flute, becouse he thought it disposed the mind to suavity and grace. For the like reason, Mr. Sykes may choose to set his weekly reckonings to music, and, for aught we know, may find his account in it, in the absence of disagreeable disputes between him self and his workpeople as to the relative claims of capital and labour. But to Mr. Raw the strains of a barrel-organ appear anything but favourable to the concoction of prescriptions; and on the night in question he told the Italian to go away; on his refusing to do which he gave him into cus tody. Thereupon the man rushed into the pas sage of Mr. Sykes's house, and was ignominiously dragged from that retreat by two policemen, who locked him up. The result of the case, when - brought before Mr. Knox, was that the Italian was fined twenty shillings; and, added the magistrate, " I shall recommend Mr. Sykes to pay the fine." This was certainly but fair, end we hope the lover of Friday night harmony took the hint. The Italian had clearly committed an illegal act ; but he had been led into doing so by Mr. Sykes, who was certainly bound to bo better acquainted than this poor foreigner with the provisions of the new Act. Street music is often a great nuisance, and it is quite right that the public should have the power of restraining it under certain cir cumstances ; yet we cannot but observe that Mr. Babbage has sot a certain fashion for being horrified at it, which is becoming one of the little affectations of the day. Everyone now seems to think it fine and intellectual to be distracted, and incapable of thought or work, if the wandering minstrels of the street strike up a note. A week. or two ago, a gentleman, whose arrogance of temper not only caused him to give an organ-man into custody illegally, but drew upon himself the reproof of the magistrate fer insolence, said he was disturbed by the objectionable playing that he could not collect his thoughts sufficiently to write a note to his landlord requesting some re. pairs. Mr Rew says he cannot make a prescrip tion if the sounds of music creep in his ears " Soft stillness and the night Become the touches of truo 'pothecaries." The plain fact is, that Mr Rew does not like street organs—a feeling in which many people agree with him ; and he has every right to set the law in motion to prevent their being played in his vici nity. But why not be content with this without making a parade about hie inability to compound pills and potions unless the unpleasant sounds be hushed ? Mr Rew seems resolved to enter the lists as a formidable rival to Mr Babbage. In a letter! to the Daily News he makes the following grand suggestion, which he thinks will meet with " general accord :"—" Musicians of tested ability on the tiarp, violin, flute, concertina, and other ob jectionable instruments should be licensed under police regulation, stations appointed to the crowded courts and alleys where they might play daily. A. box set up at these stations to receive public con tributions would ensure ample support, and en courage native talent" (!) Who are yo test the abilities of these musicians, and who are to judge what instruments are or are not " objectionable." does not appear. Perhaps the police band. Se riously, however, if all this nonsense is to be en couraged, it will soon be found that Mr Bass's act is unworkable. The public undoubtedly re quired protection in cases of real hardship; but if we are to be overwhelmed by the outcries of weak nerves and foolish heads, we are threatened with a fresh nuisance greater than the old. THE " LAW TIMES" ON MRS. YELVERTON.— Miss Longworth has brought an action in the Scotch courts against the Saturday Review for an alleged libel contained in an article • of very questionable taste—to say the least of it—on the recent judgment of the Howe of Lords. To English readers, it will doubtless be a perplexity by what process a journal published in London can be " pursued" in Edins beegh. The subject is not new to our readers, for a few years ago the publisher of the Law limes was subjected tO the same infliction, only with far less cause. The complaint against him was a commen tary on Madelein Smith's ease—remarks which were freely made by every newepaper in England, and which no English judge or jury would ever affirm to be libellous, but which it would have been im possible to have submitted to the alien d prejudiccon es of a Scottish jury. In vain we app ele to our temporaries to unite in resistance to a power pos. sessed by Scotland over Englishmen for which no equivalent is enjoyed by ourselves, and the exercise of which might at any moment threaten any one of them with indefinite oppression. They would not exert themselves even to denounce the wrong, and demand redress from Parliament. Now that the same blow has been inflicted upon ono of them selves, we may hope that the common danger may be discerned, and a common effort made to avert it. Thus it happened to our publisher. A letter from one of the news agents in Edinburgh informed him that he (the agent) had received notice of at tachment for a judgment for £3,000 that had been obtained against the publisher in the Scotch courts. This was the first intimation that there had been a complaint, much less au action and a judgment. On inquiry it was found that, according to the law of Scotland any Scotchman may bring an action against any Englishman living inEngland by merely posting in the court a notice to the defendant to appear, without any personal notice whatever, and that if the defendant does not appear to the action, of the very existence of which he is wholly ignorant, judgment is pronounced against him by default for the full amount of damages demanded, and upon that judgment the plaintiff can attach all debts due to the defendant from any person in Scotland, or any property ho may have there, or take his body in execution should he venture over the border. The judgment obtained by this most iniquitous procedure can only be set aside by the defendant coming in and submitting himself ta the jurisdiction and paying costs, in which case he is graciously permitted to go to trial with all the disadvantages of an alien tri bunal. In the instance of our publisher, the sum of which he Was thus mulcted was upwards of £6O. And this is the process to Voice the Saturduy Remo; has been or will be Subjected, save perhaps that judgment has been actually obtained without previous notice of action. At all events, our con temporary will be compelled to try ft question in which feeling and prejudices are strongly enlisted, before a tribunal that will certainly have a very' decided leaning against the defendant. That which formerly happened to the publisher of Law Times, and now has been inflicted upon the Saturday Re' view, may be employed at any moment against any of the English journals, a single copy of which chances to cross the border. As soon as it comes to be known that such an engine for extortion. exists, it can scarcely fail to bo set in motion. This is a matter which directly touches the whole press of England, and for once the newspapers should throw aside their jealousies in the common danger, and use the power they possess to secure legislative protec tion against a palpable injustice. by an enactment that all actions for libel ag ainst any h i registered journal or other publication shal l be had only in that part of the United Kingdom in Wch the same shall be registered. This may b e done WILLS AND BEQUESTS, -4. The will of the Right Hon. Catherine Maunsell, of Went worth House, Great Malvern, W o rcester , was proved in London on the 27th ult., the e xecutors appointed being the Rev. R. H. Maunse ll Ey ! e, the eldest eon, and Mr Richard Davies, the son ' irls law. Her ladyship married in 1808, and beeein° a widow in 1819. Under the will of her late father, the first Earl of Listowel, her ladyship had a p ower of disposition and appointment over the sum of £7,500, which she has apportioned amongst her sons and daughters, leaving unto them also the Pr e " perty she held in her own right. To her daughter, Mary Grace Davies, she bequeaths the mansion and furniture of Wentworth House, and to her eldest son the head-rent and all other interest in and over Eyres Long Walk, Galway. The will of the Rev. Sir Thomas C. Miller, Bart., LL.B., late vicar of Froyle, Southampton, was proved in London under £60,000 personalty, th e executors appointed being Lady Miller (the relict) and Sir Charles H. Miller, Bart., the son. The tes• tator was the eldest son of the late Sir Thomas Miller, Bart., M.P., and had been the vicar of Froy le since 1803, of which living he.was also patron, an d died at the age of 83. He succeeded to the baronetei in 1816, married, in 1824, Martha, daughter o f the Rev. John Holmes, who survives him. H i s will bears the date of Dec. 6, 1856. He has bequeathed to his relict, beyond her provision under marriage settlement, a further annuity of £2OO, together with a legacy of £1,500. To each of his daughters be leaves a marriage portion or fortune of £6,000, a n!Ll to each of his younger sons £B,OOO, appointing his eldest son, the present baronet, residuary legatee.„.• The will of Major-Gen. Richard Hardinge, formerly -esiding at Norfolk-crescent, but late of Hyde Park-square, was proved in London 012 the 10th inst. by the executors and trustees , Mr PblhP 0. Papillon, M.P., the nephew, and Lieut.-Col' Henry Hardinge (of the Rifle Brigade) and Cap t• Edward Hardinge, R. N., the sons of the testator: The personalty was sworn under £35,000. Th le gallant officer was attached to the Royal ArtillerY, and served with great distinction in the m emorab le battle of Waterloo. The will bears date 1860, Oil there are two codicils executed in the present gr' After making several specific and pecuniarY ° o f £7,0.00 to quests to his family, including a sum his relict, to whom he leaves his furnitur e, carriages! s &c., he bequeaths to her a life interest ov er the re st of his property, which upon her decea se is to be divided amongst their children.—lllustratediondon Novs. COUNTRY MARKETS. NOTTINGHAM—SATURDAY. A moderate show of wheat which met a healthy sal!, and late prices were fully 1; higher. Barley limited l' supply, and, trade active, at late prices. Oa ts in middling supply, and met a tolerably fair sale, at rather ove r the prices of last week. Beans scarce, and rather dearer. —White wheat, fr0u1433 to 52s'• red wheat, 42s to 4 5 5. Barley—malting, 30s to 37s ; grinding, 28s to 295. Oatw, old, at 25s to 30s Od ; new, 23s to 255.: Beans sold at 401 to 41s per qr. ; new, 35s to 38s. Flour, fine, 29s to 318; super, 34s to 38s per 20 stone. GRANTHAM—SATURDAY. A good deal of grain has been secured this week. The yield will be under an average. The ra in has done good. —Old white wheat, 46s to 48s ; red, 41s to 44s per 36st. new white, 43s to 47s ; red, 40s to 435. Malting barleYs —s to —s per qr ; grinding,' 27s to 30s ; oats, old, 23s t, 265; new, 19$ to24s; beans, 34s to 40s; peas, 34s to 375. LEICESTER-SATURDAY. A moderate show of wheat, which sold slowly at higher rates. Barley scarce, and prices firm. Beans rather dearer. —Old white wheat, 41s to 506 ; red, 44s to 48a per 3 6 stone. New white, 44s to 48s per 36,stone. Malting barley, new, 32s to 3Gs per qr.; grinding, 29 s t o 31s ; old 001 6 9 23s to 295; now oats, 20s to 24s per 24 stone. Beam' s ' old, 40s to 43s per 38 stone ; flour, 34s to 39s per 20 stone. NORWICH—SATURDAY. There was a limited supply of wheat, and both now and old qualities realised fully last week's prices. In barley, oats, beans, and peas little doing. White wheat. 45s to 46s I Red wheat........ 41s to 42 8 Malting barley ...35s to 36s I Chevalie r bar1ey...338 W 34° d 0..... 29s to 30s I Oats.. ............ 24s to 268 Distil l Flour, 28s Od to—and per sack from the miller. YORK--SATT.TRDAY. A meagre supply of wheat on offer from the farmers this morning,. and the attendance was moderate. BUBiIICBB WO more active, and the prices of last week advanced ls per qr. Barley scarce, with a fair demand, and commanded fulli late rates. Scarcely any oats showing, with an active de mand, at rather more money. favour of sellers. Wheat, red 42s to 44s Oats.... ........ 20s to 24A White do .44s to 480 Beans ........... 35s to 38; Barley .283 to 303 PCLIS ......... ....^-8 to —a Malt, 58s to 60s per qr.:, r ye, 30s per qr.; flour, 324 to 34s per sack. DUBLIN --I RIDA.Y. A rather . thin attendance today. A fair show of pew corn, in good condition, which sold at lest week's price.s. In foreign wheat nothing doing. Indian , corn stdeable retail. Flour in botter demand. s. d. s. d. Wheat, white.. 24 0 to 26 6 Do., red .. 21 6 to 24 0 Do., new , 0 to 0 Barley Oats Do., black — 0 to 0 s. d. s• d• 0atmea1...... 10 oto 13 u 0 Beans., ..... oto -- 0 B ere .... -- 0 W -- -- 0 to -0 „ . ~ R a p esee d ... Bakers' flour .. 14 0 0 to 20 0 Indian corn .. 27 to 26 0 Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton. ...... Sept. I!. via Marsoillea . ... Sept. I.Z. cfrazil and Cape Verde, by British packet. Sept. 4. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena.. Aug. 2 9 ° China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton. Sept. 1. via Marseilles ...Aug. 21. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton Aug. 25 ' India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Sep t. via Marseilles Aug , 20. India (Bombay), via Southampton Aug. Sept. ' l 2 via arseilles ... . . . Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton..... . n 4 , 5: via Marseilles ........ Aug. .;q Newfoundland Oporto and Vigo U. S. and British N. America, ......... 8rit........... packet....y .... by U.S. packet..• • 29. All parts of West Indies, including CinganCadian ll Chili, i'e a r e u, k lf:. 9 ' California. and British C01umbia............ Births. W ife of F. BAuRAITD.— .On the 26th inst at Croydon, th e P. Barraud, Esq., of a daughter. Cra.—On the 28th inst., at St. Marga r et's, Tw ickel" ux.p. ham, S.W., Mrs. James N. Clarke, of a daughter. Fox.—On the 25 h inst., at Gloucester Vi lla, park, the wife of J. E. Fox, Esq.. of a s on. jyrro•Alfred Jeaffresono JEAFFRESON.—On the 27th inst., . of a daughter. PAGET.—On the 25th inst., at Stu a a n o n, still bo rn,sto ReCtOr Scole, the s the lion, Mrs. Edward Paget) Regent's., Marriag e& Bu aGOYNkI—WALKER.—On the 25th inst., at St. Jarnes'ily Wostbourne-terrace, Captain Burgoyne, R.N., &e., only Laura, daughter of }.tear-Adtuirttl Sir Baldwin Wake son of General Sir Jolts Fou Burgoyne, Walker, Bart. ROMER—LEgoN . Bart., to Evelyn --On the 25th inst., at Crawley, Sussex, Itobert [tam er, 8.A., Trinity Hall, Cambridge, s econd sou of Mr. Frank Romer, to ,Betty, second daughter of Mr. >lark Loma. , Deaths. .13AILNARD.—On the 27th inst., at 48, Milner-square, 1,;4,-. iington, Mary Maud, youngest daughter of 'William Barnard. Esq., barrister-at-law. BhucE.—On the 26th inst., at his residence, 15, Itegenttli park-terrace, Gl ouces t er - ga te, James Richard 13 z uce ' Esq., aged 51. CHATINDY.—On the 25th inst., at Kingston, Surrey' Richard Chaundy, aged 78. POPHAINI,—On the 22d inst., at Stourfield, Christchurch! Rants, Admiral Wm. Charnock Popham, e ldest se V: the late Admiral Sir Home Popham, K.C.B . and aged 73. Inhll PEEVOIt.—On the 26th inst., at Emsworth, ilants) -- Peevor, Esq., agod 76. VS London: Printed and Prblished by IN - 11,MAX ANPB:O,'II2. of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at THE SUN (O a( ' 4,7 v Strand, in the Precinct of the lavoy , in tho CQ IIII `J Aliddletex.—Monclay, August 29, IS6I. the Sur Co] liV( NI